The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-21
LAWRENCE cw1~


There is Reaper whose name IL A..
And with his sickle keen
He reaps the bearded grain .t.h
AHd tie gi0soeTs that grose betas,. ;,
The lingering rays of the ss,,;,.
never touched with their softeraa
sadder picture than that of thu
stricken friends who were gathered =
solemn stiffness of the Sabbath eva.:-
say farewell to all that was rno-+., :"
hearted LAWRENCE Gwn. Strong ny.
bowed their heads and wept, and from .,;..
shadowed eyes, the bitter tears sovss
checked as the fair girl friends knal. -
about his resting place and covs,as !,
over with beautiful flowers.
Only three days before, he was on
the brightest and happiest of the h.,s
students, now riven and bowed with -,
A sudden chill, Friday, followed bv han.
turic fever, terminated in his death a, ..
home of Mrs. Chalmers, SATURDAY. svar.-N
at eight O'Clock. For several months ~
health had not been good, and his f.h..
hoping for beneficial change, sent him =
this city, among his friends, to recuperats
For some time he seemed to improve. ana
as late as Thursday was on the streets ,r;,h
his young friends, with no premonitiop a,
the swift approach of death. On Fr;a,v
he grew suddenly i'll, and despite the up,s.
hitting care of skilled physicians and tn.
tender nursing of devoted friends, the Gan.
tie spirit burst its earthly bondage ana
took flight, leaving broken hearts that seem
wounded unto death, to struggle with the
grief that has fallen upon them
Lawrence Gwin was boy whose place in
the world it will be hard to fill; his place
in the hearts of his friends, must remain
always sacred, and his own. He was inst
on the threshold of manhood, being but
eighteen years of age; was intellectual and
.tudious to marked degree, and had taken
an enyiable stand in his class at the State
University. In his home and among his
friends he was most tenderly loved. Man.
ly, brave and true, he possessed all the
, traits that go to make noble man, ant
combined with these was a gentleness tina
was almost womsnly, and an affection ant
trust that was child-hke in its beauty. A.
little child, we knew and loved dear Law.
RENEE. As youth, we have watched hi
, life unfolding its rich promise, and now
, that he is taken from US we bow our head
in sympathy, and weep with those tina
weep.
, The casket containing the remlins o
I this popular young man was borne to tn
altar by the hands of his loving compan
ions. Following these came many Others
!, bearing their burden of pale, pure flower
I and then, with the sombre badge of mourn
ing, came many of his class and club mate
As the solemn procession moved slowly u
e the aisle, above the voice of the an
God was heard the sound of bitter weeping
Strong men wept for the father who's
q cross seems greater than he can bea
' Mothers wept for the heart-broken boy
who must re-enter their Swallowed hon
without a mothers love to comfort al
:, sustain them in their hour of deep despsi
4 for LAWRENCE was the best beloved of h
y three devoted brothers. Young men, al
sad young girls, wept for
s1he touch of hand thar is vanished
il The sound OF voice that is still"
The unrestrained grief of that large a
sembly spoke in more touching lsnguaG
d than the most facile pen could express {
If love that his friends felt for LAwRES,
!, GwIs, and the sympathy that filled the
hearts for the father and brothers who
very heart-strings seemed torn asundes
e their agony of grief. To them we can on
:, offer our sympathy and the comfort tn
lies in the belief that the white-souled b
> is now safe in the home of his Father.